Bjarne, I agree with Fran. This is beautifully conceived and beautifully executed work on a piece of usable art. While as a "shopper" I might wish for a lower price, as a serious purchaser I would expect to pay well over $100 for such an item. You don't want to underprice your artistry OR your labor.
Of course there's nothing to prevent you from once in awhile adjusting a price for a special customer or for a particular market. But if you're going to make these to sell, price them according to their value in your eyes. As Fran says, purchasers in the group you've identified as your target will really determine their market value. I myself will start putting money aside to one day buy one of these! --Ruth Anne Ruth Anne Baumgartner scholar gypsy and amateur costumer -----Original Message----- >From: Lavolta Press <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Jan 27, 2006 12:42 PM >To: Historical Costume <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [h-cost] prices > >Basically, the bag is worth whatever people are willing to pay you for >it. Also, you can sometimes make more money selling to fewer people at >a higher price, than you can to more people at a lower price. I'd >certainly recommend that strategy for one-of-a-kind handmade items. >Presumably you don't have time to make all that many, and consequently >don't need a huge number of customers. If these are made by US >residents and for sale rather than as homemade gifts, they are usually >very expensive. > >You need to find the segment of the market that will pay what you >charge--anyone who wants items priced like India imports is not your >maket--and concentrate on that. > >I don't know what your bag looks like, but I personally would not expect >to pay _less_ than $100 for a hand-embroidered item that is not a cheap >import. > >Note that hobbyist costumers fall into two categories--the kind who will >spend almost all their spare cash on their hobby, and the kind who want >or need to do everything at the lowest possible price. You want to >target the first category. > >Fran >Lavolta Press >http://www/lavoltapress.com > >Bjarne og Leif Drews wrote: > >> Hi >> Just curious, >> I know that things are cheap in america, but also wages are cheap >> Here in Eurpe, we pay 25% for all goods and pay almost 45% from our >> income. >> This makes everything expenive >> Do you consider my bag for 100 dollars cheap or expensive? >> Globalisations is catching up on us. >> God or bad? >> >> Bjarne >> >_______________________________________________ >h-costume mailing list >[email protected] >http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
